Department of City & Regional Planning

Welcome to the Department of City & Regional Planning. Our interdisciplinary field seeks to shape the socio-spatial evolution of neighborhoods, cities, and regions by empowering social actors to envision, plan, and shape better futures. UC Berkeley was founded as a land grant university to strengthen its home regions; we embrace that challenge by linking community and classroom through applied research that facilitates broad participation and influences public policy. Join us!

Stephen Collier

Chair and Professor of City & Regional Planning; Perloff Family Chair in City & Regional Planning

Our Programs

Our undergraduate and graduate degree programs encourage you to imagine, question, analyze, model, and collaborate. Our curriculum is designed to promote critical thinking and to give you a balance of theory and practical skills, with the opportunity to connect your education with your social and political commitments. We prepare you to be leaders in planning, research, and related fields that address a range of urban issues.

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BA Urban Studies

Master of City Planning

PhD in City & Regional Planning

Student Organizations

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106 Bauer Wurster Hall

News

Graphic (c) Jason Corburn illustrating teh Peacemaker Fellowship Model of Change

Sep 10, 2026

Richmond’s community violence prevention program a success, new study shows

The new study, co-authored by Professor of City & Regional Planning Jason Corburn, finds that the city’s program led to a 61% decline in gun violence. Corburn, who also holds an appointment in the School of Public Health, is the author, most recently, of Advancing Peace: Ending Urban Gun Violence Through the Power of Redemptive Love.

Aug 14, 2026

City & Regional Planning welcomes Ken Salo, Joshua Muldavin as visiting professors

The Department of City & Regional planning is pleased to announce the appointments of Ken E. Salo as Theodore B. and Doris Shoong Lee Chair in Real Estate Law and Urban Planning and Joshua Muldavin as a visiting professor. Both bring deep experience and expertise in global urban issues: Muldavin is an Asia expert and Salo focuses on international law and urban governance in racialized subaltern urban collectives in South Africa, Northeast Brazil, and the American Midwest.

Jul 21, 2026

Stephen J. Collier appointed chair of the Department of City & Regional Planning

The College of Environmental Design is pleased to announce the appointment of Professor Stephen J. Collier to a three-year term as chair of the Department of City & Regional Planning. Collier, who earned his PhD in anthropology from UC Berkeley, will also hold the Perloff Family Chair in City & Regional Planning. His research and teaching focus on planning theory, climate adaptation, and finance.

Daniel G Chatman begins tenure as dean of the College of Environmental Design

Jun 29, 2026

Daniel G. Chatman begins tenure as interim dean of the College of Environmental Design

This week, Professor of City & Regional Planning Daniel G. Chatman transitions from his role as chair of the Department of City & Regional Planning to become interim dean of the College of Environmental Design. He will lead CED for one year, between the retirement of outgoing William W. Wurster Dean Renee Y. Chow and incoming dean Nicholas de Monchaux, who begins his term in July 2027. Chatman’s priorities for the coming year include highlighting the research and creative work of faculty, fundraising in support of improving the student experience and enabling faculty research, and continuing to improve the operations of the college.

Illustration showing mutliple transit modes, icon from the Road Scholar podcast

Jun 11, 2026

Dan Chatman talks density, displacement, and driving on the Road Scholars podcast

Professor of CIty & Regional Planning Daniel Chatman joins the Road Scholars podcast to talk about the findings in his paper “Does Transit-Oriented Gentrification Increase Driving?”, co-authored with Ruoying Xu, Janice Park, and Anne Spevack and published in the Journal of Planning Education and Research. Road Scholars is a transportation-focused interlude from the creators of the UCLA Housing Voice podcast.

2026 Distinguished Alums Alma Du Solier, Gregg W. Perloff, Lyndon Neri, and Rossana Hu

Apr 28, 2026

CED recognizes four outstanding alums during 2026 commencement

Four alums will receive the Distinguished Alumni Award at CED’s 2026 Commencement ceremony on May 19 at the Greek Theatre. This year’s awardees are Alma Du Solier (MLA 1999), Rossana Hu, Hon. FAIA (BA Architecture 1990), Lyndon Neri, Hon. FAIA (BA Architecture 1987), and Greg W. Perloff (MCP 1976).

ALL NEWS & EVENTS

Affiliated Centers

Our department engages with a variety of interdisciplinary centers and institutes across the UC Berkeley campus, where many of our students find research opportunities.

Terner Center for Housing Innovation

The Terner Center‘s work advances home affordability, sustainable neighborhoods, inclusive communities, data-driven solutions, and housing innnovations.

Institute of Transportation Studies

ITS develops and tests leading-edge innovations influencing the movement of people and goods, while advancing sustainability, economic health, and quality of life.

Berkeley Food Institute

The Berkeley Food Institute comprises an interdisciplinary team of researchers that aims to shape a just food system in California and beyond to enhance the health of people and the environment.

FACULTY PUBLICATIONS

Work

Tue | Nov 5, 2024

The Equitably Resilient City: Solidarities and Struggles in the Face of Climate Crisis

Book cover of Advancing Peace by Professor of City & Regional Planning Jason Corburn

Work

Wed | Oct 1, 2025

Advancing Peace: Ending Urban Gun Violence Through the Power of Redemptive Love

Book cover Routledge Handbook of Urban Design Practice

Work

Thu | Feb 26, 2026

The Routledge Handbook of Urban Design Practice

Recent Awards

The Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning (ACSP) awarded the 2026 GPEIG/ACSP Gill-Chin Lim Best Dissertation in International Planning Award to Cheng-Kai Hsu (PhD in City & Regional Planning 2024) for Extreme Heat and Road Safety in the Era of a Changing Climate and the Precariousness of the Gig Economy—Evidence from Taiwan and Latin America.

CED alums John Cary, Sujata Srivastav, Lee Ehmke

Meet Alums

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Careers + Opportunities